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YearFromTo
1071Archdiocese of Salzburg, Austria Territory LostDiocese of Gurk, Austria Erected
1531Archdiocese of Salerno, Italy Territory LostDiocese of Giffoni, Italy Erected
1799Diocese of Supraśl (Ukrainian), Belarus Erected
1871Institut de l'Œuvre de la jeunesse Jean Joseph Allemand Approbation
1925Military Ordinariate of Italy, Military Erected
1931Diocese of Basel e Lugano, Switzerland (Erbonne) Territory LostDiocese of Como, Italy Territory Added
1933Prefecture Apostolic of Yüngnien [Weixian], China ElevatedVicariate Apostolic of Yüngnien [Weixian], China Elevated
1949Archdiocese of Tegucigalpa, Honduras Territory LostTerritorial Prelature of Inmaculada Concepción de la B.V.M. en Olancho, Honduras Erected
1953Vicariate Apostolic of Nouna, Burkina Faso (Mopti, Dienne, Bandiagara (except Bai), and Douentza) Territory LostPrefecture Apostolic of Gao, Mali Territory Added
1953Vicariate Apostolic of Nouna, Burkina Faso (Bounoumba, Dielizangasso, Dioundiou, Kassorola, Moribila, Menesso, Ouaki, Souroutouna, and Toulakoulouba (belonging to San)) Territory LostPrefecture Apostolic of Sikasoo, Mali Territory Added
1955Archdiocese of Panamá (Bocas del Toro and Chiriquí) Territory LostDiocese of David, Panama Erected
1955Archdiocese of Panamá (becomes a Metropolitan) Elevated
1969Military Ordinariate of Australia, Military Erected
1972Nunciature to Algeria Established
1976Territorial Prelature of Coronel Oviedo, Paraguay ElevatedDiocese of Coronel Oviedo, Paraguay Elevated
1980Diocese of Auckland, New Zealand (Raglan, Waipa, Otorohanga, Taumarunui, Otinemuri, Piako, Matamata, Tauranga, Rotorua, Taupo, Opotiki, Waiapu, Waikohu, Cook, and part of Waikato) Territory LostDiocese of Hamilton in New Zealand Erected
1980Archdiocese of Wellington, New Zealand (Clifton, Stratford, Inglewood, Taranaki, Egmont, Waitame West, Hawera, Eltham, Patea, Waitotara, Waimairino, Wanganui, Rangatikei, Kiwitea, Pohangina, Oroua, Manawatu, Kairanga, Eketahuna, Pohiatua, Woodville, Dannevirke, Waipukurau, Waipawa, ...) Territory LostDiocese of Palmerston North, New Zealand Erected
1980Diocese of Patna, India (West Champaran, East Champaram, Gopan Ganj, Siwan, Saran, Vishali, Muzaffarpur, Sitamarhi, Madhubani, Darhanga, Samastipur, Saharsha, and Begusarai) Territory LostDiocese of Muzaffarpur, India Erected
1980Vicariate Apostolic of Harar, Ethiopia (Arssi and Bale along with Butejira-Haigotch) Territory LostPrefecture Apostolic of Meki, Ethiopia Erected
1989Diocese of Moundou, Chad (Eastern part (most of Oriental Longone)) Territory LostDiocese of Doba, Chad Erected
1989Diocese of Fort Portal, Uganda (Kasese) Territory LostDiocese of Kasese, Uganda Erected
1992Diocese of Bouaké, Côte d’Ivoire (Yamussukro) Territory LostDiocese of Yamoussoukro, Côte d’Ivoire Erected
1997Diocese of Ariano Irpino-Lacedonia, Italy (Santa Maria Maggiore (Sant'Arcangelo Trimonte)) Territory LostArchdiocese of Benevento, Italy Territory Added
1997Archdiocese of Benevento, Italy (San Bartolomeo Apostolo (Greci), San Nicola Vescovo (Savignano Irpino), and Santa Maria del Monte Carmelo (Savignano Irpino)) Territory LostDiocese of Ariano Irpino-Lacedonia, Italy Territory Added
2012Eparchy of Faridabad (Syro-Malabar), India (Delhi along with Haryana, Punjab, Himachal-Pradesh, and Jammu Kashmir as well as Gautambuddhanagar and Ghaziabad (in Uttar Pradesh)) Erected

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